Article: Kane's own flea market 'Queen' dies Brief illness claims life of Helen Robinson at 81.(News)

She was a pioneering businesswoman. She was a local personality. To another lucky group of people she was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

But from those who knew her well to those who only knew her through her work, Helen B. Robinson was willingly known as "Queen Flea."

On Sunday, the 81-year-old founder and owner of the internationally known Kane County Flea Market died suddenly in Dearborn, Mich.

Her granddaughter, Marde Scardamaglia, said Robinson became ill a week ago while vacationing in Dearborn, Mich., was hospitalized all week and appeared to be on the mend. A son and daughter-in-law were with her when she died.

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